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Kim Hanson
09-01-2005, 04:42 PM
An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. For his first chapter he decided to write about American churches, so he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that he would work his way across the country from South to North.
On his first day he was inside a church, taking photographs, when he
noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that
read "$10,000 per call".
The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for. The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. "O.K., thank you," said the American.
He then traveled to Indianapolis, Washington DC Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Montpelier. In every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same "$10,000 per call" sign under it.
The American, upon realizing how close he was to Canada, decided to see if Canadians had the same phone. He crossed the border and came to a small town called Smiths Falls and again, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "25 cents per call."
The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign.
"Father, I've traveled all over the Unites States and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in every state the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?
The priest smiled and answered, "You're in Canada now son, it's a local call"...........( . )( . )................ :D :D